We quit with this snarky "the only reason people have a problem with #Tiktok is because they're xenophobes."
To undersell the threat of Tiktok as merely "foreign owned" is deeply dishonest.
Tiktok is a direct line of your private info to a totalitarian human rights destroying govt. As well as a propaganda tool. And I can't believe on Mastodon of all places I have to remind people of this.
"In a new set of TikTok videos developed by Black African youth co-researchers in partnership with University of South Australia, the veracity of racial stereotypes is revealed... From extremes such as being called a ‘slave’, to insensitive asks of ‘can I touch your hair’, Black African students are now calling out racial experiences in schools in a move to better educate Australians."
Ownership of #tiktok is an issue. I wonder if #mastodon could provide the short-form video hosting services users want without that problem. #fediverse#activitypub
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"The chief executive of TikTok expressed disappointment after the House passed a bill on Wednesday that could ban the popular social media app and urged users to contact their U.S. senators and…"
The bill that could ban TikTok in the US looks set to be fast-tracked in Congress, with its inclusion in a package of foreign aid bills.
A similar bill already passed the House in a lopsided, bipartisan 352-65 vote in March, but as @NBC reports, it has since been stalled in the Senate.
Now, the House plans to package a slightly revised TikTok bill with billions in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, making it somewhat harder to ignore, and all but guaranteeing the potential ban will be signed into law.
TikTok is preparing to launch its own Instagram rival, called TikTok Notes.
A TikTok spokesperson confirmed to @TechCrunch that an app is in the works, after users received pop-up notifications stating the new app was "coming soon".
I have 2 #TikTok vids for you today. Are we ready to take down Kelloggs? Fuck! YES! I'M READY! #TakeDownKelloggs#BoycotKelloggs
April 1st can't come fast enough. But tbh, I've already started cutting out most major brands, and #Nestle was the first in my hatred stomp...
Trump hates #TikTok after a grandmother from Iowa organized teens & KPop fans on TikTok to claim free tickets for his June 2020 rally in Tulsa that was scheduled for #Juneteenth.
His 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, said they got over one million ticket requests for the free event, but the day of the event they didn't even fill the 20,000 seat area! Trump was humiliated & blamed TikTok.
I actually thought about building a libre reimplementation of TikTok’s video editor, but abandoned that after realizing how much I hate TikTok.
Hopefully Loops - and #GoldFish, another planned alternative - won’t end up as bad, and won’t be as fucking brain-dead, even if not intelligent (social media in general, and TikTok in particular, cannot be intelligent).
European Union regulators on Thursday ratcheted up scrutiny of big tech companies including Google, Facebook and TikTok with requests for information on how they're dealing with risks from generative artificial intelligence, such as the viral spread of deepfakes....
Don’t underestimate the animosity towards #TikTok because the userbase is full of young people - especially young women, especially young nonwhite women - doing things in public.
God forbid a young woman, especially a minoritized woman, promote herself, display her expertise, engage in a hobby, or enjoy herself in public, right? Can’t have that.
Europe asks Google, Facebook, TikTok and other platforms how they're reducing generative AI risks (www.msn.com)
European Union regulators on Thursday ratcheted up scrutiny of big tech companies including Google, Facebook and TikTok with requests for information on how they're dealing with risks from generative artificial intelligence, such as the viral spread of deepfakes....